Consider the following statements about Black Carbon BC 1 Soot as commonly called it ...........

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Consider the following statements about Black Carbon (BC)

1. Soot, as commonly called, it is a form of solid particulate air pollutant produced from incomplete combustion that contributes to warming of the atmosphere.

2. It absorbs heat in the atmosphere & reduces albedo when deposited on snow and ice.

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1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Both the statements are correct.
Black Carbon is the strongest absorber of sunlight and heats air directly.
It consists of pure carbon in several linked forms.
It leads to melting of snow and ice through deposition on them.